# shamefastness

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The condition or state of being shamefast.

## Etymology
From Middle English schamefastnesse, from Old English sċeamfæstness (“modesty”), equivalent to shamefast + -ness.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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